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Christmas 2017
Please see below for our a la carte & set menus
A la carte menu
available from Saturday the 2nd December.
To Start
Christmas Cocktail - Coldwater prawns & Devonshire crab meat dressed with a wasabi & ginger mayonnaise, & Boston lettuce £5.25
Stilton & Fig Salad - Award winning Stilton cheese from the Tuxford & Tebbutt Creamery, crumbled with fresh fig, endive, rocket, chopped walnut & balsamic glaze (V) £4.65
Festive Pate - Smooth chicken liver pâté made with fresh cream & Scotch whisky, Christmas chutney, pickled cornichons, mixed leaves & melba toasts £4.95
Brie Melts - Fried wedges of brie coated in a crispy bread crumb, with cranberry dipping sauce & mixed leaves (V)£5.25
For Mains
New England Turkey – New England style maple roasted turkey with cauliflower cheese, roast potatoes, stuffing, vegetable medley, gravy & cranberry sauce £8.95
Turkey Milanese – Fried golden bread crumbed turkey breast with cauliflower cheese, roast potatoes, stuffing, vegetable medley, gravy & cranberry sauce £8.95
Goat's Cheese Roast – Warm goats cheese tart with cauliflower cheese, roast potatoes, stuffing, vegetable medley, vegetarian gravy & cranberry sauce (V) £8.95
Steak, Stilton & Chestnut Pie – Tender beef slow cooked with stilton cheese, button mushrooms & chestnuts with a puff pastry top, served with roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese & a vegetable medley £9.95
Why not… add a Yorkshire Pudding & two pigs in blankets to any of the above for just £1.95 extra
Ham & Turkey Christmas Salad Platter – Slices of cold New England style turkey & our sugar roasted ham with a hot buttered jacket potato, cranberry sauce, lettuce, tomato, coleslaw & cucumber £8.95
Pepper Steak - Extra mature aged sirloin with a brandy, cream & pepper sauce, served with cauliflower cheese, roast potatoes & a vegetable medley £14.95
Grilled fillet of haddock - With a crushed parsley & butter sauce, your choice of potatoes and a vegetable medley £8.95
Tomassi's Deluxe Seafood Platter as available
A selection of our finest… Devonshire crab meat, freshwater prawns in marie-rose sauce, crevettes in their shells, crayfish, cockles, oak smoked salmon, smoked trout, & rollmop, with new potatoes & aioli dipping sauce £14.95
Lemon Sole - Fillet grilled to order, with a crushed parsley & butter sauce, vegetable medley & your choice of potatoes £10.95
Something Sweet
At Tomassi's we have been making ice cream for four generations. All our ice creams & sorbets are still hand made by us on the premises according to recipes passed down over the decades
Natale
Choose from delicious warm mince pies or Christmas
pudding, served with our vanilla ice cream
& a brandy cream (V) £4.65
Italian Yuletide Magic
Rich velvety dark chocolate ice cream & our original vanilla with Italian Amarena Cherries & fresh whipped cream (V) £5.25
Tomassi's Christmas Glory
A tropical twist on our classic Knickerbocker. Our fresh mango sorbet & vanilla ice cream, with passionfruit sauce & layers of fresh mango, crushed meringue & fresh kiwi (V) £5.25
Trio of Ice Creams & Sorbets
A trio of our artisan Christmas ice cream & fresh fruit sorbet specials: fresh mango sorbet, fresh raspberry sorbet, rich dark chocolate ice cream (V) £4.85
Festive Cheesecake
Deluxe baked cheesecake of the day (please ask your server for today's flavour) served with our vanilla ice cream and fresh whipped cream (V) £5.25
Baileys® Affogato
Served in a glass, a scoop of our vanilla ice cream topped with our Italian espresso coffee, a shot of Baileys® Crème Liqueur, whipped cream & dusted with chocolate flake (V) £4.95
ALL ITEMS OFFERED SUBJECT TO AVAILABILITY. PLEASE NOTE THAT THE ABOVE MENUS ARE SAMPLE MENUS AND AS SUCH INGREDIENTS AND PRICES MAY BE SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Set Party Menu
3 Course Set Menu £18.95
Available for parties of 5 or more from Saturday 2nd December
If you would like to choose the set menu, all members of the party are required to order from it.
Starters – a choice of:
Classic Prawn Cocktail - Prawns & Crayfish in a marie-rose sauce, tomato, lettuce, cucumber, served with a wedge of lemon & brown bread
Stilton & Fig Salad - Award winning Stilton cheese from the Tuxford & Tebbutt Creamery, crumbled with fresh fig, endive, rocket, chopped walnut & balsamic glaze (V)
Seasonal Soup – changes daily, served with croutons (V)
Festive Pate - A rich, smooth chicken liver pâté made with fresh cream and fine Scotch whisky., with Christmas chutney, pickled cornichons, mixed leaves & French bread
Main Courses - a choice of:
New England Turkey – New England style maple roasted turkey with cauliflower cheese, roast potatoes, stuffing, vegetable medley, gravy & cranberry sauce
Goat's Cheese Roast – Warm goats cheese tart with cauliflower cheese, roast potatoes, stuffing, vegetable medley, vegetarian gravy & cranberry sauce (V)
Steak, Stilton & Chestnut Pie – Tender beef slow cooked with stilton cheese, button mushrooms & chestnuts with a puff pastry top, served with roast potatoes, cauliflower cheese & a vegetable medley
Ham & Turkey Christmas Salad Platter – Slices of cold New England style turkey & our sugar roasted ham with a hot buttered jacket potato, cranberry sauce, lettuce, tomato, coleslaw & cucumber
Pepper Steak - Extra mature aged sirloin with a brandy, cream & pepper sauce, served with cauliflower cheese, roast potatoes & a vegetable medley £5 supplement
Grilled Fillet of Haddock - With a crushed parsley & butter sauce, your choice of potatoes and a vegetable medley
Tomassi's Deluxe Seafood Platter as available - A selection of our finest… Devonshire crab meat, freshwater prawns in marie-rose sauce, crevettes in their shells, crayfish, cockles, oak smoked salmon, smoked trout & rollmop, with new potatoes & aioli dipping sauce £5 supplement
Lemon Sole - Fillet grilled to order, with a crushed parsley & butter sauce, vegetable medley & your choice of potatoes £2 supplement
Desserts - a choice of:
Natale - Choose from delicious warm mince pies or Christmas pudding, served with our vanilla ice cream & a brandy cream (V)
Tomassi's Christmas Glory - A tropical twist on our classic Knickerbocker. Our fresh mango sorbet & vanilla ice cream, with passionfruit sauce & layers of fresh mango, crushed meringue & fresh kiwi (V)
Trio of Ice Creams & Sorbets - A trio of our artisan Christmas ice cream & fresh fruit sorbet specials: fresh mango sorbet, fresh raspberry sorbet, rich dark chocolate ice cream (V)
Baileys® Affogato – Served in a glass, a scoop of our vanilla ice cream topped with our Italian espresso coffee, a shot of Baileys® Crème Liqueur, whipped cream & dusted with chocolate flake (V)
Your choice of tea or coffee to finish
*Please note that this is a sample menu and all items subject to availability and amendment
(V)Vegetarian